The study by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC or Corporation) called Putting an End to Account-Hijacking Identity Theft (Study) was published on December 14, 2004. Public comments were accepted until February 18, 2005. The FDIC is now publishing this Supplement to the Study (Supplement) to

Review and respond to the public comments

Further survey the most recent trends in identity theft generally and account hijacking in particular

Discuss authentication technologies that were not discussed in the Study